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Salmon & Potato Salad with Dill Yoghurt

Warm new potatoes and flaked roast salmon tossed with cucumber, capers and a lemony dill yoghurt dressing.

Salmon & Potato Salad with Dill Yoghurt. Warm new potatoes and flaked roast salmon tossed with cucumber, capers and a lemony dill yoghurt dressing.
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Prep 15 minCook 25 minServes 2

Ingredients

Why metric?

Metric avoids regional spoon ambiguity. US uses 5 mL tsp, 15 mL tbsp and 240 mL cup. Small masses stay in grams unless a verified recipe conversion exists. More on measurements

  • 2 skinless salmon fillets (200 g)
  • 480 g small potatoes, halved
  • 150 g cucumber, halved and sliced
  • 140 g plain greek-style yoghurt
  • 10 g fresh dill, chopped
  • 15 g capers, drained and rinsed
  • 20 ml lemon juice (20 g)
  • 25 ml extra-virgin olive oil (23 g)
  • 1 g iodised table salt, plus more to taste
  • Ground black pepper, to taste

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 200C/400F. Put the potatoes in a saucepan of cold water with the salt, bring to the boil and simmer 15-18 minutes, until a knife slides in without resistance. Drain and leave them in the colander to steam dry.
  2. Meanwhile, put the salmon on a lined tray, brush with a little of the oil and grind over pepper. Roast 10-12 minutes. It is done when the flesh has turned opaque and separates into large flakes under gentle pressure.
  3. Whisk the yoghurt, dill, lemon juice and remaining oil into a pourable dressing. Loosen with a teaspoon of water if it is too thick to coat.
  4. Toss the warm potatoes with the cucumber, capers and half the dressing.
  5. Flake the salmon into large pieces over the top, spoon on the rest of the dressing and finish with pepper.

Safety and storage

Cook to
63°C / 145°F in the centre (fish)
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 60°C

Colour and clear juices are not a reliable test. Check the thickest part with a thermometer.

Cool and cover within two hours of cooking; split large amounts into shallow containers so they chill quickly. Reheat until steaming hot, at least 60°C.

Where these temperatures come from